British Furniture Confederation kickstarts stalled review process

The British Furniture Confederation is hoping to pick up
the stalled assessment of Britain's flammability regulations, and believes they
have put together a proposal which offers the industry a great solution.

Unfortunately, the
review process by the government, which would be the first in over 30 years,
has stalled so as a way of moving things along and getting a positive outcome,
the BFC has put forward their own proposal. This makes recommendations of
updates to the Furniture & Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988, as
amended (FFFSR).

What have they done?

The BFC has had
discussions with many leading organizations including British Contract
Furnishing Association (BCFA), British Furniture Manufacturers (BFM), Furniture
Industry Research Association (FIRA), the Leisure and Outdoor Furniture
Association (LOFA), National Bed Federation (NBF) and Worshipful Company of
Furniture Makers (WCFM). Furthermore, to get a better understanding of the
changes, they have also asked and taken onboard the views of the Association of
Master Upholsterers and Soft Furnishers (AMUSF) and retail groups including the
British Retail Consortium (BRC).

Where are we now?

The proposal was
submitted earlier this week to the MP Margot James, who is the Minster in
charge of consumer affairs. She, and her team will now look at the whole
proposal and determine whether the suggested amends would be a good or bad
thing for the industry, and importantly, make things safer. Full details of the submitted BFC proposal can
be accessed by clicking here.

With so much going on about fire
safety across many industries at the moment after large and tragic domestic and
commercial fires in recent months, Websters welcomes the submission of an
updated proposal.

Websters Furniture, based in
Brighouse, West Yorkshire, provides high quality furniture for people across
the region. Whether you are looking for a sofa, a bed, some wall art or table
ornaments, our team can help.